NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program... - March 04, 2026

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Good evening. This is sleep from space. An asteroid called twenty twenty six D eleven is passing by in about five days. It's comparable to a city bus passing roughly three times the Moon's distance. No danger, just a cosmic neighbor dropping by. The Constellation Leo takes center stage as winter gives way to spring. Find the bright star Regulus, then trace the sickle shaped pattern that forms the lion's head. NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by twenty twenty eight.

0:51 That goal remains unchanged, but the US Space Agency is shifting its flight lineup to include a test mission before an eventual lunar landing to improve launch muscle memory. NASA administrator Jared rocket Watchers SpaceX launches a Falcon nine later today from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, carrying Starlink Internet satellites. The Sun has been active lately. We're seeing high magnetic complexity across several sunspot groups with a heightened chance of Auroras tonight. For those in northern latitudes, that's your space update, compiled by AI from NASA and Spaceflight News. The sky will be here when you wake. Sleep well,